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单词 proprietarious
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proprietariousadj.

Forms: 1600s proprietarious, 1600s proprietarius.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin proprietarius , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin proprietarius proprietary adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier proprietary adj.
Obsolete. rare.
Grasping, self-seeking, selfish. Cf. proprietary n. 1b.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective]
self-seeking?1575
self-respecting1597
proprietariousa1633
self-ended1643
self-interessed1645
self-interested1648
self-concerned1653
self-concerning1656
self-biased1662
self-ending1698
interested1705
self-interesting1710
a1633 G. More Holy Pract. Devine Lover (1657) 11 Contrarie to the proprietarious or vnresigned will of our corrupt nature.
1638 in Downside Rev. (1986) 104 39 To its own private gust and proprietarius ende.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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